Katie Orlinsky’s Profile

Innocence Assassinated By Katie Orlinsky: 15Dec2011; Living in Mexico's Dug War

Life on the Tracks By Katie Orlinsky: 1Nov2010; Tags: Documentary

Katie Orlinsky is a photojournalist from New York City. She received a
Bachelors degree in Political Science and Latin American Studies from
Colorado College and a Masters degree in Journalism from Columbia
University. Katie regularly works for the New York Times, the Wall
Street Journal and various non-profit organizations around the world.
Her work has been published in Life, Newsweek, Le Monde, Stern, Time,
Paris Match, Adbusters and the International Herald Tribune among
others. In 2010 Katie was awarded the Prix Ani-PixPalace for her
photographic series "Life on the Tracks: Central American Migration in
Mexico." In 2011 she received the 2011 POYI Emerging Vision Award for
her ongoing project “Innocence Assassinated: Living in Mexico’s Drug
War.”

Katie Orlinsky
65 Ainslie Street Brooklyn, NY
Tel: 917-597-0131, Email: katie@katieorlinsky.com
Website: www.katieorlinsky.com

Education

Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, May 2010-May 2012
M.S., Digital Media Concentration. Investigative skills and techniques, Advanced digital skills, neighborhood beat reporting, magazine writing, covering conflict.
The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado Sept. 2001-May 2005
B.A. (Honors) Double Major: Latin American Studies/Political Science.

Awards
Alexia Foundation Student Grant (2012), Pictures of the Year International Emerging Vision Award (2011), Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Reporting Fellowship (2011), Prix Ani-PixPalace (2010), Visa Pour L’image “Coup de Couer” (2009), Women in Photojournalism Competition (2009), The Review Santa Fe (2008), American Photography 23 (2007)

Exhibitions

Exhibitions: Beyond War. Casa Aboy, Fotovisura Pavillion. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2012. Revolucion(es). Fovea Gallery, New York, New York, 2011. Migrantes Frontera Sur, Casa Lamm, Mexico City, 2010. Women in Photojournalism Competition, National Press Photographer's Association, Las Vegas, 2009. Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now, Exit Art, New York, 2008. Miradas en el Movimiento, Centro Fotografico Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Oaxaca, 2008.

Work Experience

The New York Times, Contributing Photographer Oct. 2008-Present
- Consistently supplied photographic content in over 300 published articles in the International, Sunday Review, New York, Metropolitan, Business, Arts, Styles, Dining, Real Estate, Sports and Science sections. Major features include “Gaza, Through Fresh Eyes”, “In Mexico, Beyond Gay and Straight”, “Mexico’s Drug War Feminized” and “Rediscovering Paris.”
- Contributed reporting to “In Mexico, Beyond Gay and Straight” and “Mexico’s Drug War Feminized.”
The Wall Street Journal, Contributing Photographer Nov. 2009- Present
- Consistently supplied photographic content in the New York and Marketplace sections.
- Produced the photo and video for Page 1 story on violence in Acapulco, Mexico and covered the 2010 earthquake in Chile.
Corbis, Represented Agency Photographer Sept. 2009-2012
- Produced project on the living victims of Mexico’s Drug War and breaking news coverage of the earthquake in Haiti.
Caritas Internationalis, Photographer January 2010-Present - Official photographer covering the earthquake in Haiti, the earthquake in Chile, trafficking in Nepal and medical work in Gaza and the West Bank for Caritas, a global non-profit organization based in 165 countries.
Sipa Press, United States Election Assigned Photographer Dec. 2006- Sept. 2009
- Covered the 2008 election and Democratic National Convention
Reuters, Stringer Nov. 2007-Oct. 2008 - Produced breaking news and feature photography in New York City and Mexico
New York Post, Full-time Freelance Photographer Dec. 2006-Sept. 2008
- Photographed and reported on daily assignments in New York City and abroad in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela
Other Published Work
Magazines: Madame Figaro (2012), Newsweek (2012, 2008), Telerama (2012), Paris Match (2012), Le Monde (2010, 2011, 2012), Time (2010), Stern (2008), Le Monde 2 (2008), The Seattle Times (2007), BBC The World (May 2005). Books: “Of the People: A History of the United States” Oxford University Press 2009, “The American Journey of Barack Obama”, Time Life 2008.
Additional Languages and Skills: Fluent Spanish, Advanced French, Advanced Digital SLR Photo and Video, Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, Sound Slides, HTML, Word Press